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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
In this opinion piece, Blake Hurst, a Missouri farmer, lays out what's at stake for U.S. agriculture and Ag Secretary-designate Brooke Rollins in the new administration.
In this opinion piece, Rep. David Valadao highlights the devastating impact natural disasters have had on the ag industry over the last year and the importance of ensuring producers have timely access to relief.
In this opinion piece, Tom Sell, managing partner of Combest, Sell & Associates, argues that the Congressional Budget Office is undermining progress on a new farm bill by insisting on an incorrect estimate of future Commodity Credit Corporation spending.
Some former top economists at USDA say it’s time for Congress to reimpose restrictions on the department’s use of the Commodity Credit Corporation, a revolving account that gives USDA broad leeway to support farm income.
The Agriculture Department announced Wednesday it will dole out $300 million during the first year of its new $1.2 billion Regional Agricultural Promotion Program, or RAPP.
U.S. farm groups were quick to cheer Tuesday's announcement of a $1.3 billion investment in a new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program after waiting for weeks for the USDA to confirm its plans to fund a new program to help promote ag exports.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is preparing to confirm later this morning that he will be using $2.3 billion in funding from USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation to help farm groups promote their goods in foreign markets as well as donate more U.S.-grown commodities to those in need overseas, according to government officials.
John Hoeven, the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, defends removing restrictions on USDA's use of the Commodity Credit Corporation for assisting farmers.
Republicans continue trying to close ranks around a new House speaker, even after Steve Scalise won the party’s nomination for the position at a private conference meeting Wednesday.
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